Hook



Fatenerl May 26, 192.5,

UNITED STATES JORGEN N. ERLANDSEN, or EVERETT, WASHINGTON. i

HOOK.

Application filed May 5, 1924. Serial No. 711,083.

Bc it known that I, JononN N. IERLAND- snN, a citizen ot' the United States,resid ing at Everett. in the county of Snohomish 5 and State of lVashington. have invented a new and useulllook; and l hereby declare that the 'following is a i'ull, clear, and exact specilication. such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to I make and use the same.

The invention is the providing of a lock hook with a symmetrical outline and in which the elements are embodied within the surface ot the hook..

l 'lhe objectoi the invention .is to provide a. lock hook which is of a simple and economical design and in which thel elements do not project beyond the surface oit the hook.

Another object of the invention is to provide a lock hook in which the locking dog` is pivotally attached to the side of the eye of the hook by placing a slot through the eye of the dog and placing this over a web in the eye of the hook.

And 'a further object of the invention is to provide a lock hook in which the locking dog appears to be an extension of the point of the hook.

A nd a still 'further object of the invention is to provide a. lock hook in which the locking dog is held by a spring pin which will auton'iatically lock as the dog is placed in a closed position.

`With these ends in view the invention embodies a lock hook having a locking dog pivotally attached to the side of the eye with a dove-tailed joint and which locks over the point ot the hook with a spring pin and also with a dove-tailed joint.

Other Yfeatures and advantages of the in,- vcntion will. be seen from the following delscription taken in connection with the drawings, wherein vFigure 1 is a side view ot' the hook.

Figure 2 is a side view looking 'toward lh@ locking dog.

Figure 3 is a cross section through the spring pin.

Figure 1- is a detail looking toward the end of the locking dog.

ln the drawings I have shown my hook as itlv would be constructed wherein numeral 1 indicates the body of the hook, numeral 2 55 the eye, and numeral 3 the locking dog.

The hook may be of any suitable size or shape but the design shown with ar normally straight section 4 and a small curve at the point 5 is preferable. The eye 2 is provided with a slight projection 6 in which is a recess 7 which has a web 8 with a hole 9 through it in its center; and the point of the hook is provided with a flat portion 10 at the center and recesses 11 and 12 at the sides. The recess 12 will be shaped as shown in Figure 1 with a tapering surface as shown at the point 13 whichwill engage and hold the locking dog 3 and an opening 1st into which the thumb or linger may be inserted when it is desired to open the hook.

The point ot' the hook is provided with a locking spring pin 15 which has a head 15 and which is held in an opening 17 in the hook. The opening 17 is provided with a threaded portion 18 and has another small opening 19 at the opposite end through which the pin projects. The head 16 of the, pin is normally held against a shoulder 20 at the end of the opening 17 by a spring 21 which is held in place by a screwplug 22.

It will be seen that the pin 15 may first be placed in the opening 17 through the threaded end and then the spring may be placed against the head of the pin and held in place by the plug 22. It will also be seen that the pin 15 may be pushed inward until its outer end is inside of the surface 23 or to a point indicated by the dotted line 24.

The locking dog 3 is provided with ears 25 at its inner end which lit over the web 8 and into the recess 7. These ears are provided with openings 26 through which a pin 27 may be 'placed to hold them in place. The opposite end of the dog 3 is provided with a slot 28' on one side of which is a. projection 29 and in the other side of which is a projection 30. The projection 29 is oT' a rectangular shape and lits intoY the recess 11 at the point of the hook. The projection 80 is similar to the projection 29 and somewhat longer and is provided with a point 51 at its lower extremity and a curved recess 32 adjacent the point into which the pin 15 will snap as the dog arrives at the position shown in Figure 1. AThe inner surface ol the point S1 is beveled as shown at he point 83 in Figure 4 so that as the point passes over the end of the pin it will force it inwarduntil the edge of the recess 32 passes over the pin and arrives at the posii tion shown in Figure 1, so that the hook will lock automatically. 1

It `will be understood that changes may be made in the construction Without departing from the spirit `of 'the invention. One of which changes may be in the exact location of the point at which the locking dog is pivoted; another maybe in the design of the lockingdog; and still another may loe in the design of the spring pinror in the arrangement of the resilient means for hold'- ing itroutward.V

The construction will be readily understoodfroxn the foregoing description. To use, the deviceit may be attached in any suitable rigging in which a lock hook is desir-able and it Will'be seenthat as the shackle, ycable, or the ililferis placed in the hook. the locking dog maybe moved downward to the vposition shown in Figure 1 so'that it will positively prevent the device from coming out 'of the hook. It \\f'ill1also be seen that the hook muy be Vopened by pressingthe Spring pin inward and Closed` automatically as hereinbefore described. o

'Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, sis

1. In a hook, a latch pivot-ally attachedA 4t0 the side of its eye, a tongue projecting from the point, and a spring p-in for holding the" latch'I into engagement with the tongue, said latch having alslot in its outer end that slides over the'tongue.

.2. A hookhaving a latch with a slot in its outer end, pivotally attache-d to its'eye, a vprojection at'thepoint of the hook, and a spring pin inthe point 'of the. hook for engaging the latch.

' 3. In a hook, a latchwith a Slot in its outer end, pivotally attached to a projection 'at the side' of the eye of the hook, a tongue at the point .of the hook which "fits into theV Aslot in lthe latch, and a spring pin kin the point which engagesthe latch.`

' J ORGrENk N." ERLANDSEN. 

